JPN 303 JAPANESE FOR THE PROFESSIONS

Professionals are expected to use “appropriate” language in Japanese work places. This course aims at mastering three types of politeness (honorific, humble, and neutral) that include passive/causative forms. Students will use these forms linguistically as well as pragmatically in various professional contexts, such as a job interview, greetings, exchanging business cards, answering a phone, making an appointment, making a request, apologizing, writing an email, writing a report, business letters, etc.